Archive for 2021
Call to Create the First Citizen Observatory for Participatory Budget in Mexico
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST Ethos, Accountability Lab, Ollin and Borde gathered representatives of the civil society organizations, actors of the private sector, community leaders and guarantor agencies involved in monitoring, and public policy design and/or programs that aim to foster the 2030 Agenda. They want to trigger positive narratives around the accomplished achievements for…
Read MoreOperations Coordinator at Accountability South Africa
The Accountability Lab is building a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders around the world. We support changemakers to develop and implement positive ideas for integrity in their communities, unleashing positive social and economic change. We are seeking a junior staff member to support the Accountability Lab South Africa (AL SA) team during…
Read MoreCivActs Program Officer Opportunity in SA
The Accountability Lab is building a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders around the world. We support changemakers to develop and implement positive ideas for integrity in their communities, unleashing positive social and economic change. We are seeking an experienced staff member to support the Accountability Lab South Africa (AL SA) team during…
Read MoreIncubator Program Officer Opportunity in South Africa
The Accountability Lab is building a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders around the world. We support changemakers to develop and implement positive ideas for integrity in their communities, unleashing positive social and economic change. We are seeking an experienced staff member to support the Accountability Lab South Africa (AL SA) team during…
Read MoreEmmanuel Tolue receives additional 10k
By Lincoln G Peters Emmanuel Tolue, the teenager who found and returned US50,000 to the owner has received an additional 10,250 in cash reward from the Chief Executive Officer of the Spoon Group of Companies and focal moderator of the Spoon Talkshow, Mr. Stanton Witherspoon. Tolue, an 18-year-old commercial motorcyclist from Nimba County, recently found…
Read MoreThe Lab bids farewell to Moussa Kondo
Washington DC, 1 November 2021 – Accountability Lab Mali is bidding farewell to Country Director, Moussa Kondo, who is moving on from his position after five years. In that time, Kondo has built Accountability Lab Mali into a prominent and impactful non-profit organization in Bamako, with a program scope that includes Integrity Icon Mali, an…
Read MoreLe Lab fait ses adieux à Moussa Kondo
Washington DC, 1 novembre 2021 – Accountability Lab Mali fait ses adieux à son directeur national, Moussa Kondo, qui quitte son poste après cinq ans. Au cours de cette période, M. Kondo a fait d’Accountability Lab Mali une organisation à but non lucratif importante et influente à Bamako, dont le programme comprend Integrity Icon Mali,…
Read MoreLiberia: Government Launches Anti-Corruption Innovation Project as NIF Boss Wants Enforcement Prioritized
Monrovia -The National Integrity Forum (NIF), has termed as laudable, the anti-corruption Innovation Initiative project designed by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) and other integrity entities to strengthen Liberia’s governance system in the fight against wastes and abuse of public resources. Speaking at the launch of the project on Tuesday, the NIF Acting Chairperson, Attorney…
Read MoreLocal voices with local solutions
Accountability Lab’s Civic Action Teams (CivActs) is a pioneering community voice and feedback process to close the loop on citizen challenges related to everything from migration and natural resource management, to the Covid-19 response and misinformation. At the Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law annual conference in October, AL shared some of the creative…
Read MoreCitizen engagement in the fight against corruption – the C20 and the Italian G20 Presidency
Written by Jean Scrimgeour – 2021 co-chair of the C20 Anti-Corruption Working Group and Global Director of Growth and Strategy at Accountability Lab The key aims of the Italian G20 Presidency were centred around three broad, interconnected pillars of action: People, Planet, and Prosperity. Within these pillars, there has been a focus on ensuring…
Read MoreThe G20 must recognize the power of procurement for social and economic good
Public contracts are how governments do business. They are governments’ number one corruption risk, and where public funds leak into the illicit financial system. At over US $13 trillion annually, the public procurement market wields enormous economic power. From improving equity to fighting climate change to improving the quality of education and delivering world class…
Read MoreTransgender rights in Pakistan
The transgender community in Pakistan faces cultural and legal discrimination on a regular basis, but things have become even tougher for them during the coronavirus pandemic. Written by Saro Imran Haji Jafir Bubli is a transgender activist from Vehari who supported the community during the COVID-19 crisis. She actively participated in humanitarian campaigns, not…
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